He made his name as the host of Big Brother's Big Mouth, the discussion and audience-interaction follow-up to the Big Brother show itself. His quick wit and surreal, articulate wordplay were quite refreshing; he did the best thing for himself by leaving that show before it became stale - many of his successors have generally abused their own audience for laughs, and the show has generally gone down hill since he left.
I don't find him all that funny anymore.
...dot com bold typeface rhetoric. You go clickety click and get your head split. 'The hell you look like on a message board Discussing whether or not the Brother is hardcore?
Capo - With Ricky Gervais, Russell Brand, etc., you all seem to use up your comedians before you dump them on us. And then laugh at us for going gaga over old news.
He makes me laugh. My favourite funny man just now is a foul mouthed,obnoxious Scotsman called Frankie Boyle. He is highly offensive and extremely funny!
I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees!
I don't often get a chance to see/experience the new ones coming up but some of the older ones I like were Benny Hill, Monty Python, Lenny Henry, and the casts of "Not the Nine O'clock news" and "Are you being served" and "Fawlty Towers".
"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives." Winter is Coming Now this is the Law of the Jungle—as old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk, the Law runneth forward and back; For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
Re: British Comedy
[Re: Lilo]
#588329 12/15/1001:48 PM12/15/1001:48 PM
I don't often get a chance to see/experience the new ones coming up but some of the older ones I like were Benny Hill, Monty Python, Lenny Henry, and the casts of "Not the Nine O'clock news" and "Are you being served" and "Fawlty Towers".
The Beatles of comedy.
Re: British Comedy
[Re: Lilo]
#588347 12/15/1003:08 PM12/15/1003:08 PM
I don't often get a chance to see/experience the new ones coming up but some of the older ones I like were Benny Hill, Monty Python, Lenny Henry, and the casts of "Not the Nine O'clock news" and "Are you being served" and "Fawlty Towers".
I loved Benny Hill, Lilo.
Did you know that Jane Leeves, who played Daphne on "Frasier," was one of the Benny Hill girls?
This is the only clip I could find on Youtube that had her in it. It's funny, on "Frasier" she speaks with a different British accent than the real one she uses here. I think on "Frasier" she's supposed to be from Manchester. Maybe our Brit friends can explain this.
Oh, and watch for Benny's classic wink at the camera at the end of this clip.
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
I loved Fawlty Towers. I'm a big fan of the "Holy Grail" as well, but I saw that for the first time when I was in college and I know for a fact that the alcohol made it even funnier. I watched it with my son recently and he did not think it was as funny as I did.
What is your favorite color? Bring out your dead!
"After all, we are not communists"
Christopher Moltisanti: You ever think what a coincidence it is that Lou Gehrig died of Lou Gehrig's disease?
Tony Soprano: Yeah well, when you're married, you'll understand the importance of fresh produce.
I don't often get a chance to see/experience the new ones coming up but some of the older ones I like were Benny Hill, Monty Python, Lenny Henry, and the casts of "Not the Nine O'clock news" and "Are you being served" and "Fawlty Towers".
I loved Benny Hill, Lilo.
Did you know that Jane Leeves, who played Daphne on "Frasier," was one of the Benny Hill girls?
Yup I heard that about Leeves. Benny Hill. His show used to come on the local PBS station late night after Monty Python. For a short time it was also showing on the Windsor TV station that we get here in SE Michigan. It was a really funny show which needless to say I wouldn't have been able to watch if my parents knew about it..
"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives." Winter is Coming Now this is the Law of the Jungle—as old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk, the Law runneth forward and back; For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
Re: British Comedy
[Re: Lilo]
#588377 12/15/1008:36 PM12/15/1008:36 PM
...dot com bold typeface rhetoric. You go clickety click and get your head split. 'The hell you look like on a message board Discussing whether or not the Brother is hardcore?
"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives." Winter is Coming Now this is the Law of the Jungle—as old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk, the Law runneth forward and back; For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
Re: British Comedy
[Re: Lilo]
#588886 12/21/1003:13 PM12/21/1003:13 PM
You Americans should check out Peter Kay, hes my fav stand up comedian one for all the family to enjoy..
The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers. First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves. It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.
Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared
"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"
"Make Love Not War" John Lennon
Re: British Comedy
[Re: DE NIRO]
#588962 12/22/1002:59 PM12/22/1002:59 PM
I was watching Russell Brand's Ponderland the other night and found it very funny.
...dot com bold typeface rhetoric. You go clickety click and get your head split. 'The hell you look like on a message board Discussing whether or not the Brother is hardcore?
My GF has brought me tickets to go and see him in Febuary, which will be good..
The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers. First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves. It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.
Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared
"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"
"Make Love Not War" John Lennon
Re: British Comedy
[Re: DE NIRO]
#589196 12/27/1008:45 AM12/27/1008:45 AM
I had to go back and listen to Kay a second time to get it.
He is from the North of England, yes? I don't think I've heard a lot of that accent here. He was funny though.
"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives." Winter is Coming Now this is the Law of the Jungle—as old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk, the Law runneth forward and back; For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
Re: British Comedy
[Re: Lilo]
#589243 12/27/1005:44 PM12/27/1005:44 PM
He´s from Bolton which is in the north of England..
The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers. First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves. It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.
Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared
"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"
"Make Love Not War" John Lennon
Re: British Comedy
[Re: DE NIRO]
#589480 12/30/1001:01 AM12/30/1001:01 AM
Did Russell Brand host the Emmy or Golden Globe Awards about a year or two ago. If he was the British comedian who did, then I have to say he was the funniest host I've seen.
And count me among the Monty Python fans. I agree with ronnie's description. There was also a British comedian in the late 70s, who had a hilarious sketch show over here, named David ___________. I can't remember his last name.
His show used to come on the local PBS station late night after Monty Python. For a short time it was also showing on the Windsor TV station that we get here in SE Michigan. It was a really funny show which needless to say I wouldn't have been able to watch if my parents knew about it.. 
